outlast

verb

out·​last ˌau̇t-ˈlast 

outlasted; outlasting; outlasts

transitive verb

: to last longer than : to continue to exist, be active, etc., longer than (someone or something)

BookCourt … withstood the 1999 opening of a Barnes & Noble store just a few blocks away and even outlasted the owners' marriage.

—Eli Rosenberg

Synonyms of outlast

• survive
• outlive

Examples of outlast in a Sentence

I truly hope this car will outlast our previous one

your work will probably outlast you

Recent Examples on the Web

The Gators outlasted Auburn 44-39, clearing a crucial hurdle for Sumrall in earning his first SEC victory at the helm. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

What Could Be Next Expect the fart walk to outlast most viral wellness trends of the past year. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

Every enduring institution—a corporation, a university, a government—operates with a governance structure designed to outlast any individual leader. — Luis Miletti, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

But baseball teams that outlast the competition over a full season are more impressive to me than those that catch enough breaks during the small sample size of October. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outlast

• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed
• holdfast
• mainmast
• newscast

Kids Definition

outlast

verb

out·​last

(ˈ)au̇t-ˈlast

: to last longer than : survive